Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In the 1980s, Japan set out to build its own modern fighter jet, a symbol of its high-tech rise. Washington pressured Tokyo to abandon...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The most controversial part of Trump's Iran deal may not be the nuclear terms — it's the money. Reports say Iran could access up...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a weapon specifically designed to fit inside the F-35 Lightning II’s internal weapons bay while preserving that fifth-generation...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: It was supposed to be one of the great strategic masterstrokes of the century. Over more than a decade, China...
Ukraine War
The current war in Ukraine has lasted longer than World War II did for Russia, but they have not yet achieved one of their...
The Treaty
Summary and Key Points: Ask most people what an oil shortage looks like, and they’ll say expensive gas. They won’t say a bakery asking...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: It looks almost comical — a squat white dome sailors nicknamed “R2-D2.” But the Phalanx is one of the deadliest...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China may soon operate its J-35 stealth fighter from all three of its aircraft carriers — a significant upgrade to the PLA Navy. Only...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan’s modified Izumo-class destroyers JS Kaga and JS Izumo are now operating as light aircraft carriers for the U.S.-built F-35B Lightning II — Tokyo’s...